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Author: Cynthia_Chafin
Surnames: Chambers, Hamilton, Patterson, Rankin, Scott, Calais, Burns
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August 2011 just found this message board. I, Cynthia Chafin Vaida am descended from James
Chambers born 5 April 1744 and wife (K)(C)atherine Hamilton born 1738, through their
daughter Ruhannah Chambers Scott, b 13 March 1771. (Ruhannah had 4 siblings, Benjamin B 4
Jan 1764, Sarah Bella 6 July 1776, Charlotte 13 nov 1768, and Catherine b 26 Sept 1775 d 5
Oct 1775)
Ruhannah married Dr William Berwick Scott, their only surviving son William Ludlow Scott b
24 May 1798 d 9 June 1879, married Elizabeth Rankin, had 9 children. Their daughter Mary
Scott b 11 July 1845 d 7 Nov 1906, was my maternal great grandmother. Mary Scott married
John Henri Calais 9 February 1876, their oldest daughter Helen Scott Calais married John
Thomas Burns b 17 July 1867 d 9 March 1951. My mother was Helen Bara Burns, 28 May 1916 d
20 November 2000. Helen Burns married Jack Chafin 26 Dec 1936, their 2 children are
Cynthia Winona Chafin b 26 July 1946 and Eric Norman Chafin b 9 May 1941.
The last names of my ancestors were thus Chambers, Hamilton, Patterson, Rankin, Scott,
Calais, Chobar, Burns.
I have 2 children and 3 grandchildren, all with the surname of Vaida, thus here are 3 more
generations of people related to James Chambers. From the replies, it would appear to be
far more than 500 descendants of James Chambers.
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